Patients with opioid use disorder can reduce their days of opioid use and stay in treatment longer when using a smartphone app as supportive therapy in combination with medication, a new study by The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) shows. The cohort study of 600 underserved patients found […]
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Latest funding brings foundation’s total 2024 support to $2.4 million The IBC Foundation has donated $400,000 to the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at UT Health San Antonio to fund acquisition of a Thermo Altus model mass spectrometer, a state-of-the-art instrument critical for advancing research into diabetes-related kidney disease. This year-end […]
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Shows how antibodies can protect against severe malaria, providing new possibilities for prevention, treatment Content by Claire Kowalick Scientists from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) co-led a global research team that discovered the answer to a long-standing question in malaria research: Do people who live in areas where […]
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This article is featured in the December 2024 issue of San Antonio Medicine Magazine. As the golden sun peeks over the Hill Country skyline, UT Health San Antonio Multispecialty and Research Hospital begins to stir with the promise of a new day. A physician-scientist steps purposefully through the sleek glass entrance into an atrium bathed […]
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Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu Content by Claire Kowalick SAN ANTONIO, Dec. 5, 2024 – A study published in Molecular Psychiatry found that brain volume changes correlate with social behavior differences in psychiatric conditions such as autism spectrum disorder and schizophrenia. The study, led by Noboru Hiroi, PhD., professor in the Department of Pharmacology, Joe R. and Teresa Lozano […]
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Scientists from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) co-led a global research team that discovered the answer to a longstanding question in malaria research — Do people who live in areas where malaria is ever-present develop broadly neutralizing antibodies against the malaria parasite? The answer is yes, […]
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A study published in October 2024 in Springer Nature’s Molecular Psychiatry found that brain volume changes correlate with social behavior differences in psychiatric conditions such as autism spectrum disorder and schizophrenia. The study, led by Noboru Hiroi, PhD., professor in the Department of Pharmacology, Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at The […]
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, community health clubs in the South Texas area quickly adapted to virtual programs to address misperceptions about the virus and vaccines and provide timely, scientifically accurate information. A study led by Jason Rosenfeld, DrPh, MPH, associate professor in the Department of Medicine, Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of […]
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Hispanics have a higher dementia risk from vascular injury A new neuroimaging marker of cerebral small vessel disease is related to general cognition and may serve to identify persons at risk of dementia in future clinical trials, a landmark study has found. The study led by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at […]
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Messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA)-based therapeutics and the potential of mRNA as a treatment for various conditions has been researched for decades. A key challenge remains finding a delivery system that enables enough of the mRNA to reach target tissues safely without causing adverse effects. Lipid nanoparticles have been studied since the 1960s, but widespread use […]
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